Temperature guage Options

[Montreal914]

Hello everyone, after being on the 914 club for almost a year, I finally decided to join the 914 world. I don't know what the story is but there has to be something in common here, other than the main topic of course... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)

Now to the main subject. I was driving on the highway at about 70-75mph for about a half hour yesterday and this is what my temperature gauge was showing. The outside temperature was about 80-85 SoCal.
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As a matter of fact, the guage takes the longest time to get up. So, I guess there is only two things that can be wrong, the guage or the sensor in the taco plate. Is there a simple way to verify them? Is there some measurement that I can do with a standard voltmeter?

Thank you

[avidfanjpl]

I live in Anaheim Hills and that temp reading is spot on in SoCal.

Should be about 240-252 at the heads. I have an infrared heat meter and at full temp, the gauge indicator never gets past the T in Temp in this area.

And you have your foot on the brake in the picture. I can see your leg, but the gas pedal is clearly visible.

Mine doesn't go down to 10 volts, but brakes and signals sure makes it move below 12.

What is it at when your foot is off the brake? Should be 13.5V.

John

[Montreal914]

I live in Anaheim Hills and that temp reading is spot on in SoCal.

Should be about 240-252 at the heads. I have an infrared heat meter and at full temp, the gauge indicator never gets past the T in Temp in this area.

And you have your foot on the brake in the picture. I can see your leg, but the gas pedal is clearly visible.

Mine doesn't go down to 10 volts, but brakes and signals sure makes it move below 12.

What is it at when your foot is off the brake? Should be 13.5V.

John

I'm glad to see that this is a good reading on my temperature gauge but this one is for the oil.
For the voltmeter, it is at about 12V and I did a reading with a digital meter on the connectors on the back of the gauge and got 12.3V. I have no poblem starting the car. The battery doesn't seem to be low. I even parked my car the other day with the left blinker on (the left blinker stays continously on even without the key) and after my days work, the car started right away. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)